صَبابةٌardent longing مِنكfrom you لّجَّتْpersisted stubbornly فيin تَماديهاits persistence
صَبابةٌ مِنك لّجَّتْ في تَماديها
ولوعةٌand burning anguish خَطَراتُstirrings الشَّوقِof longing تُبدِيهاreveal it
ولوعةٌ خَطَراتُ الشَّوقِ تُبدِيها
An ardent longing born of you stubbornly prolongs itself,
A youthfulness from you insisted in its persistence,
And a burning anguish that the stirrings of longing reveal.
And a passion, the ideas of yearning reveal it.
فالوجدُso passion يُظهِرُهاreveals it إنif رُحتُI set about أُكمِنُهاI conceal it
فالوجدُ يُظهِرُها إن رُحتُ أُكمِنُها
والدمعُand tears يَنشُرُهاunfold it إنif بِتُّI spent the night أَطويهاI fold it away
والدمعُ يَنشُرُها إن بِتُّ أَطويها
So passion reveals it if I set about concealing it,
So ecstasy shows it if I go to hide it,
And tears unfold it if I spend the night folding it away.
And tears spread it if I fold to conceal it.
كمhow many فيamong الظّعائنِwomen in litters منof رِيمٍa white gazelle لواحظُهits glances
كم في الظّعائنِ من رِيمٍ لواحظُه
تُميتُkill أنفاسَهاher breaths طَوراًat times وتُحييِهاand revive them
تُميتُ أنفاسَها طَوراً وتُحييِها
How many a white gazelle among the women in litters, whose glances
How many glances in the eyes have a look I notice,
At times extinguish her breaths and at times revive them.
That kills its breath for a while and gives it life.
وعَبرةٌand a tear فيin احمرارِthe redness الخدِّof the cheek حائرةٌbewildered
وعَبرةٌ في احمرارِ الخدِّ حائرةٌ
كأنماas though مَرَحُmerriment الصَّهباءِof tawny wine جَارِيهاits flow
كأنما مَرَحُ الصَّهباءِ جَارِيها
And a tear, bewildered in the cheek's redness,
And a tear in the redness of the cheek confused,
As though its flow were the merriment of tawny wine.
As if the flood of hail is flowing.
هيthey الظِّباءُthe gazelles فإنthen if رِيعَتare startled بِوَشْكِby the imminence of نَوَىًseparation
هي الظِّباءُ فإن رِيعَت بِوَشْكِ نَوَىً
رعَىgrazed on القلوبَhearts بألحاظٍwith glances تَوالِيهاtheir succession
رعَى القلوبَ بألحاظٍ تَوالِيها
They are gazelles: if startled by imminent parting,
It is the gazelle, so if it grazes near vegetation,
They graze on hearts with glances in succession.
It shepherds the hearts with consecutive glances.
أَغرَىincited بيَagainst me الوجدَpassion منهنَّfrom among them القُدودُthe figures فإنْthen if
أَغرَى بيَ الوجدَ منهنَّ القُدودُ فإنْ
رُمتُI sought السُّلوَّforgetfulness ثَنَىbent back قلبيmy heart تَثَنَّيهاtheir swaying
رُمتُ السُّلوَّ ثَنَى قلبي تَثَنَّيها
Their figures have incited passion against me; if
The slender waists tempted me, so if
I seek forgetfulness, their swaying bends my heart back.
I bend to pick berries, my heart bends with it.
لاnot أزجُرُI restrain الدَّمعَtears إنif هَمَّتare about to flow سَواكبُهits torrents
لا أزجُرُ الدَّمعَ إن هَمَّت سَواكبُه
والنفسُand the soul قدalready بَعُدَتhave grown distant منهاfrom it أمانِيهاits wishes
والنفسُ قد بَعُدَت منها أمانِيها
I do not restrain tears when their torrents are about to flow,
I don't chide the tears if its planets intend,
And the soul's wishes have grown far beyond its reach.
And the soul has been distanced from its wishes.
سقاكَmay it water you بالمَوْصِلِin Mosul الزَّهراءِthe radiant منof بلَدٍa city
سقاكَ بالمَوْصِلِ الزَّهراءِ من بلَدٍ
جَوْدٌa downpour مِنof الغَيثِrain يحكيresembles جُودَthe generosity أهلِيهاof its people
جَوْدٌ مِن الغَيثِ يحكي جُودَ أهلِيها
May you be watered in radiant Mosul—what a city!—
It quenched you in blossoming Mosul, from a land
By a downpour mirroring the generosity of its people.
Whose rain's generosity tells of its people's generosity.
أquestion marker أَندُبُI lament العَيشَlife فيهاin it أمor أنوحُI mourn علىfor
أ أَندُبُ العَيشَ فيها أم أنوحُ على
أيامِهاits days أمor أُعزَّىI am consoled عنfor لَيالِيهاits nights
أيامِها أم أُعزَّى عن لَيالِيها
Shall I lament life there, or mourn for
Should I mourn living in it, or should I wail
Its days, or be consoled for its nights?
Over its days, or should I be consoled from its nights?
أرضٌa land يَحِنُّyearns إليهاfor it منwhoever يُفارقُهاleaves it
أرضٌ يَحِنُّ إليها من يُفارقُها
ويَحمَدُand praises العيشَlife فيهاin it منwhoever يُدانِيهاdraws near it
ويَحمَدُ العيشَ فيها من يُدانِيها
A land for which whoever leaves it yearns,
A land whose people yearn when they leave it,
And whoever draws near it praises life within it.
And praise living in it when they stay close to it.
مَيثاءُsoft-soiled طَيِّبةُsweet الأنفاسِbreaths ضاحكةٌsmiling
مَيثاءُ طَيِّبةُ الأنفاسِ ضاحكةٌ
تكادُalmost تهتزُّtrembles عُجْباًwith self-admiration منfrom نَواحِيهاits reaches
تكادُ تهتزُّ عُجْباً من نَواحِيها
Soft-soiled, sweet of breath, and smiling,
A sanctuary for the beautiful fragrant breath, smiling,
Almost trembling with pride throughout its reaches.
It almost trembles in wonder at its sides.
تَشُقُّcleaves دِجلةُthe Tigris أنوارَthe blossoms الرِّياضِof the gardens بهاin it
تَشُقُّ دِجلةُ أنوارَ الرِّياضِ بها
مثلَlike الصَّفيحةِa broad sword blade مَصقولاًpolished حَواشِيهاits edges
مثلَ الصَّفيحةِ مَصقولاً حَواشِيها
The Tigris cleaves the blossoms of its gardens,
The Tigris splits the lights of the gardens in it,
Like a broad sword blade with polished edges.
Like polished metal sheets its edges.
لاnot أمِلكُI possess الصَّبرَpatience عنهاaway from it إنif نَأَيتُI went far away ولَوand even if
لا أمِلكُ الصَّبرَ عنها إن نَأَيتُ ولَو
عُوِّضتُI were compensated منfor ظِلِّهاits shade الدُنياthe world بِماwith what فِيهاis in it
عُوِّضتُ من ظِلِّها الدُنيا بِما فِيها
I cannot bear being away from it if I go far, even if
I cannot have patience from it if I become distant, even if
I were given the world and all it holds in exchange for its shade.
I were compensated for its shade with what is in the world.
مَحَلُّthe abode قَومٍof a people ينوبُsubstitutes الدَّهرَthroughout time جُودُهُمُtheir bounty
مَحَلُّ قَومٍ ينوبُ الدَّهرَ جُودُهُمُ
عَنِin place of السَّحائبِthe clouds إنif ضنَتgrow miserly هَوامِيهاtheir showers
عَنِ السَّحائبِ إن ضنَت هَوامِيها
The home of a people whose bounty forever takes the place
An abode of people whose generosity takes the place
Of the clouds when their showers grow miserly.
Of clouds, if they are stingy with their rain.
ودَوحةٌand a great tree بفروعِwith the branches الأزدِof the Azd باسقةٌtowering
ودَوحةٌ بفروعِ الأزدِ باسقةٌ
يَفنَىperishes الزمانُtime ولاand not تَفنَىperish مَساعِيهاits endeavors
يَفنَى الزمانُ ولا تَفنَى مَساعِيها
And a great tree, towering with the branches of the Azd,
And a date palm grove with extended branches,
Time perishes, but its endeavors do not perish.
Where time passes and its efforts do not fade.
ماnot نابتِbefell المجدَglory والعلياءَand eminence نائبةٌa calamity
ما نابتِ المجدَ والعلياءَ نائبةٌ
إلاّexcept وَجُودُand the bounty بنيthe sons of فَهدٍFahd تُحلِّيهاadorns it
إلاّ وَجُودُ بني فَهدٍ تُحلِّيها
No calamity has befallen glory and eminence
No substitute reached glory and supremacy,
Without being adorned by the bounty of the sons of Fahd.
Except the generosity of Bani Fahd adorns it.
إنَّindeed المكارمَnoble virtues أخلاقٌtraits تَسَرْبَلَهاhe clothed himself in them
إنَّ المكارمَ أخلاقٌ تَسَرْبَلَها
أبوAbu (father of) الفوارسِal-Fawaris (the horsemen) فاختاَلَتْso they swaggered بهin him تِيهاwith pride
أبو الفوارسِ فاختاَلَتْ به تِيها
Indeed, noble virtues are traits worn as a robe
Indeed, virtues are manners worn
By Abu al-Fawaris, so they swaggered proudly in him.
By the father of knights, so it staggered because of him.
مَواهبٌgifts كُلَّماwhenever راحَتdeparted at evening رَوائحُهاtheir evening showers
مَواهبٌ كُلَّما راحَت رَوائحُها
منfrom راحَتَيهhis two palms غَدَتcame at morning تَهميpour down غَوادِيهاtheir morning showers
من راحَتَيه غَدَت تَهمي غَوادِيها
Gifts: whenever their evening showers set forth
Gifts, whenever their winds blow
From his two palms, their morning showers come pouring down.
From his comforts, their wanderings lead me.
وهِمَّةٌand an aspiration لاnot تزالُceases الدَّهرَthroughout time جاريةًrunning
وهِمَّةٌ لا تزالُ الدَّهرَ جاريةً
معَwith الكواكبِthe stars فيin أَعلىthe highest مَجاريهاtheir courses
معَ الكواكبِ في أَعلى مَجاريها
And an aspiration that never ceases, through all time, to run
An ambition that always flows
With the stars in their highest courses.
With the stars at its highest courses.
وعَزمةٌand a resolve يَنطويis folded away اللَّيلُthe night البَهيمُpitch-black بهاby it
وعَزمةٌ يَنطوي اللَّيلُ البَهيمُ بها
كأنَّماas though الصُّبحthe dawn جُزْءٌa part منof تَلالِيهاits radiance
كأنَّما الصُّبح جُزْءٌ من تَلالِيها
And a resolve by which pitch-black night is folded away,
A resolve the foolish night folds with it,
As though dawn were a fragment of its radiance.
As if dawn is part of its hills.
عَمَّتencompassed فَواضلُهhis bounties الدُنياthe world فَهِمَّتُهso his aspiration
عَمَّت فَواضلُه الدُنيا فَهِمَّتُه
إسعافُaiding طالبِهاits supplicant أوor فَكُّfreeing عَانِيهاits captive
إسعافُ طالبِها أو فَكُّ عَانِيها
His bounties have embraced the world; his aspiration
His comprehension spread good deeds in the world,
Is to aid its supplicants or set its captives free.
Whether to help its seekers or relieve its troubled.
يَحويwins المُنىwishes قبلَbefore بَذْلِoffering الوجهِone's face (dignity) آمِلُهone who hopes in him
يَحوي المُنى قبلَ بَذْلِ الوجهِ آمِلُه
إذاwhen الملوكُkings انثَنىturned back باليأسِin despair رَاجِيهاone who hopes in them
إذا الملوكُ انثَنى باليأسِ رَاجِيها
His hopeful petitioner gains his wishes before humbling himself,
It contains wishes before spending the face,
While those who hope in kings turn back in despair.
When kings despair of its seekers.
أباO Abu (father of) الفوارسِal-Fawaris (the horsemen) كمhow many أوليتَyou bestowed منof نِعَمٍblessings
أبا الفوارسِ كم أوليتَ من نِعَمٍ
سِيَّانequal فيin الجُوْدِgenerosity دَانيهاthe near among them وقَاصيهاand the far among them
سِيَّان في الجُوْدِ دَانيها وقَاصيها
O Abu al-Fawaris, how many blessings you have bestowed!
O father of knights, how many blessings you gained,
In bounty, those near and far are alike.
The close and the distant equal in generosity.
وكمand how many تَسَربلتَyou clothed yourself مِنof سِربالِa robe مَكرُمةٍof noble virtue
وكم تَسَربلتَ مِن سِربالِ مَكرُمةٍ
جَلَّتwas grand ولكَّنهاand yet it دَقَّتwere subtle مَعانِيهاits meanings
جَلَّت ولكَّنها دَقَّت مَعانِيها
And how many a robe of noble virtue you have donned,
And how much you wore of the attire of honor,
Grand, yet subtle in its meanings.
It excelled but was subtle in its meanings.
شمائلٌtraits مِنكof yours يُخجِلْنَthey put to shame الرِّياضَthe gardens إذاwhen
شمائلٌ مِنك يُخجِلْنَ الرِّياضَ إذا
تَبسَّمَsmiled النَّوْرُthe blossoms غَضّاًfresh فيin مَغانِيهاtheir haunts
تَبسَّمَ النَّوْرُ غَضّاً في مَغانِيها
Traits of yours put the gardens to shame when
Attributes from you that shame the gardens when
Fresh blossoms smile within their haunts.
The light smiles bashfully in its meanings.
كأنماas though الغَيثُrain خُلقٌa trait مِنof خَلائِقهاtheir traits
كأنما الغَيثُ خُلقٌ مِن خَلائِقها
أوor المِنَّيةُdeath إسمٌa name مِنamong أسامِيهاtheir names
أو المِنَّيةُ إسمٌ مِن أسامِيها
As though rain were a trait among their traits,
As if the rain was created from its creatures,
Or death a name among their names.
Or grace is a name from its names.
لأصفحَنَّI shall surely forgive عنtoward الأيّامِthe days إذsince صَفَحَتْturned aside
لأصفحَنَّ عن الأيّامِ إذ صَفَحَتْ
عنِّيfrom me بأفعالِكthrough your deeds الحُسنىgracious مَساوِيهاtheir evils
عنِّي بأفعالِك الحُسنى مَساوِيها
I shall surely forgive the days, since I have been spared
I will overlook the days when it overlooked
Their evils through your gracious deeds.
My wrongdoings through your good deeds.
ياO آلhouse of فهدٍFahd أقامَتhas settled فيin دياركُمُyour abodes
يا آل فهدٍ أقامَت في دياركُمُ
نُعمىa blessing يُواصِلُsustains صَفوَthe serenity العَيشِof life صَافِيهاits pure essence
نُعمى يُواصِلُ صَفوَ العَيشِ صَافِيها
O house of Fahd, there dwells within your abodes
O family of Fahd, your settlement in your abodes
A blessing whose pure essence sustains life's serenity.
Established blessings that continue the purity of living.
فإنَّfor indeed بأسَكُمُyour might أمنٌsecurity لِخائِفهاfor its fearful ones
فإنَّ بأسَكُمُ أمنٌ لِخائِفها
كماjust as نَوالُكُمُyour bounty رَيٌّquenching لصَادِيهاfor its thirsty ones
كما نَوالُكُمُ رَيٌّ لصَادِيها
For your might is safety for its fearful ones,
For your might brings security to its fearful one,
Just as your bounty quenches its thirsty ones.
As your bestowal is pasture for its seekers.
إنَّindeed المكارِمَnoble virtues أعطَتكمhave given you أَزِمَّتَهاtheir reins
إنَّ المكارِمَ أعطَتكم أَزِمَّتَها
فليسَso there is not غيرُكُمُanyone other than you فيamong الناسِpeople يَحوِيهاpossesses them
فليسَ غيرُكُمُ في الناسِ يَحوِيها
Indeed, noble virtues have given you their reins,
Indeed, virtues gave you its reins,
So no one else among mankind possesses them.
So there is no one else among the people that contains it.
Sol 6.1